Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
“The William H. and Alma Downer Campbell House is a historic house in Wabasha, Minnesota, United States. When it was built in 1874, it overlooked downtown Wabasha.”
Wikipedia article William H. and Alma Downer Campbell House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 26 National Register listings published here for Wabasha County · listed in 1989 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of William H. and Alma Downer Campbell House between 1994 and 2020, burning about 30 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 1995 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2021008 |
| 9 April 1994 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 April 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 April 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 April 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 March 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of William H. and Alma Downer Campbell House: 5 occurrences, 3 producers, 2 past producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own Crews | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Alma High School Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Deer Creek Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Deer Creek Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Freiheit Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lake Pepin Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Marky Bluff Rd Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Spring Creek Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Spring Creek Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Wabasha Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wabasha, the town this property stands in, in 39 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 17 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 4 heavy rain, 2 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wabasha | $40,000 | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wabasha | $15,000 | A wind gust to 74 mph was measured in the city of Wabasha which blew trees down and caused power outages. |
| March 1998 | Hail | Wabasha | $15,000 | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wabasha | $12,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wabasha | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Wabasha | $3,500 | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Wabasha | $3,500 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wabasha | $3,000 | Public reported multiple fallen large trees on roadways and loss of electricity near Wabasha. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wabasha | $2,500 | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wabasha | $2,000 | Trees were blown down just north of the city of Wabasha. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wabasha | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wabasha | $2,000 | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Hail | Wabasha | $1,500 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wabasha | $1,500 | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wabasha | $1,000 | A tree was blown down onto U.S. Highway 60 near mile marker 214. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wabasha | $500 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Wabasha | $400 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | Wabasha | - | Emergency management reported quarter sized hail 1 mile southwest of Wabasha. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Wabasha | - | The public reported ping pong ball sized hail in Wabasha. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Wabasha | - | A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail 2 miles south-southeast of Wabasha. |
| July 2021 | Heavy Rain | Wabasha | - | In Wabasha, two inches of rain fell. |
| September 2018 | Heavy Rain | Wabasha | - | Near Wabasha, 4.92 inches of rain fell. |
| August 2016 | Heavy Rain | Wabasha | - | In the city of Wabasha, 6.6 inches of rain fell. |
| July 2014 | Flood | Wabasha | - | Flooding along the Mississippi River, combined with runoff from heavy rain, caused flooding to occur on the west side of Wabasha. This flooding prompted the Minnesota Department of Transportation to close State Highway 60 in late June. The road was opened in the first week July. |
| June 2014 | Flood | Wabasha | - | Flooding along the Mississippi River, combined with runoff from heavy rain, caused flooding to occur on the west side of Wabasha. This flooding prompted the Minnesota Department of Transportation to close State Highway 60. The road remained closed into July. |
| September 2010 | Heavy Rain | Wabasha | - | Storm total rainfall was 7.29 inches, including 5.16 inches on September 23rd and a brand new daily September record. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wabasha | - | Trees were knocked down in town. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Wabasha | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Wabasha | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Wabasha | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wabasha | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Wabasha | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Wabasha | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Wabasha | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wabasha | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Wabasha | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Wabasha | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Wabasha | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Wabasha | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Lorenz and Lugerde Ginthner House | under 500 feet | 1989 |
 | Wabasha Commercial Historic District | under 500 feet | 1982 |
 | Alexander Thoirs House | 0.1 miles | 1989 |
| Hurd House-Anderson Hotel | 0.1 miles | 1978 | |
 | Grace Memorial Episcopal Church | 0.2 miles | 1982 |
 | Lucas Kuehn House | 0.2 miles | 1994 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 89000367 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Wabasha County | All 26 listed properties in this county. |
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